Author: Lynne Wymore Moo
The commercialization of Christmas has always bothered me. As a Christian who holds the holiday sacred, it grates against me to see Santa Claus climbing out of chimneys at the grocery store alongside the discounted Halloween candy. No doubt, Christmas left the spiritual realm years ago and now resides quite comfortably in […]
Author: Lynne Wymore Moo
When visiting Singapore, always bring an umbrella.
We thought we had packed well. We stocked our duffels with two different kinds of mosquito repellant, loads of sun screen, plenty of swim suits and all of our summer clothes. We’d read the guide books and had scratched out a rough itinerary for our days […]
Author: albalagot
At the very last minute, our family decided to get away for the weekend. We decided on Hangzhou as we had heard such lovely things about it. We called the night before our departure to rent a car and driver – a choice we were quite happy with. Hangzhou has so many people and […]
Author: Lynne Wymore Moo
My husband and I had a bet going. We wagered that our 2-year-old would not sleep the entire flight. Her 9 month-old-sister? Maybe. But Jie Jie? No way.
My husband said that was impossible. No child under 5 could be woken at 5:00 in the morning, placed on an airplane at 10:00 am, […]
Author: ajbacacia
On a Sunday morning in October, our family took a morning train to Suzhou. We bought our tickets at the station; one booth in the ticket office is designated for English speakers. After asking a number of people to direct us to the appropriate platform, we eventually arrived at the right waiting area. The […]
Author: ajbacacia
Our family traveled to Xi’an for a quick weekend to take in the terra cotta warriors. We booked the entire trip smoothly through HRG Jin Jiang, and our driver met us at the arrival hall of the Xi’an airport with our name on a board. We found the October weather dry and noticeably cooler […]
Lessons Learned in Bangkok
I recently moved from the Midwest to Shanghai, China. I followed my husband, who had accepted his dream job. My two young girls followed me – Jie Jie is 2 years old and Mei Mei just turned 1. Still adjusting to life as a mother of two children - and really, still […]
We flew on Friday at 10am with China Eastern. It arrived on time at 12.20 and the flight was fine. Food was three bits of white bread with something resembling chicken roll and ham inside. V glad we had taken a small lunch for our little boy! We paid RMB5700 return for 2 adults and […]
